Prior Dominance
GAME 132 IN-GAME DISCUSSION THREAD [PARACHAT]
LOS ANGELES DODGERS (60-71) @ CHICAGO CUBS (62-69)
WRIGLEY FIELD, 7:05 pm CDT, TV: WGN, Fox Sports West 2
It would be nice, if over the last month, Prior could regain some of that confidence and swagger that he once possessed. He's been quite ordinary since coming off the DL, giving up at least 3 runs in seven of his last eight starts, seeing his ERA rise from 3.07 when he shutout the Pirates for eight innings on July 14th to it's current state of 3.68. Not bad, just not great and Prior needs to be great. His problem is easy enough to diagnose, his propensity to give up the big fly. His HR/9 rate is 1.43 this year, compared to 1.06 last year and a miniscule 0.63 in 2003. Keep it in the park, my friend!
Looks like Dusty got the message that the kids should play, at least for a day. Let's hope it goes that way for the bulk of the season. Go Cubs!
Mark Prior, RHP 9-5, 3.68 ERA 147/45 K/BB, 21 HR in 132.0 IP |
Brad Penny, RHP 6-8, 3.75 ERA 102/33 K/BB, 14 HR in 151.0 IP |
CF Jayson Werth | CF Jerry Hairston Jr. |
SS *Oscar Robles | SS Ronny Cedeno |
2B Jeff Kent | 1B Derrek Lee |
LF * Ricky Ledee | RF *Jeromy Burnitz |
1B Jason Phillips | 3B Nomar Garciaparra |
3B Mike Edwards | 2B *Todd Walker |
C #Dionar Navarro | LF Matt Murton |
RF #Jose Cruz Jr. | C Henry Blanco |
P Brad Penny | P Mark Prior |
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